In the last issue, Ron Hoeflin proposes that we change the name of the Society's journal
from "Noesis" to "A Gem." Here are my thoughts, pro and con, about
this idea.

On the pro side, I agree with Ron that "Noesis" is not a word that is known to
many people. It is at best confusing and at worst pompous. "A Gem" is clever in
the same way that our proposed logo is, namely, it plays with the name of the society.

One the con side, it is not clear that "A Gem" is a journal title. Also, it
might appear that we're changing the name of the journal to avoid conflict with Chris
Langan.

I think that the real conflict is over the name of the Society, not the journal. On
balance, I lean toward agreeing with Ron's proposal.